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Decoder is a new show from The Verge about big ideas — and other problems. Verge editor-in-chief Nilay Patel talks to a diverse cast of innovators and policymakers at the frontiers of business and technology to reveal how they’re navigating an ever-changing landscape, what keeps them up at night, and what it all means for our shared future.
KindredCast brings you news, views and insights from the world of media, technology and everything in between. Produced by and curated by Kindred Media and powered by global merchant and investment bank LionTree, the show features in-depth conversations with other industry leaders. You'll get the inside scoop on the dynamics driving media and tech, insights into the future and even some life lessons.
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Curating & reposting the ~3 best podcasts per week.There are simply too many good podcasts out there, let us pick the best three each week for you. Copyright is owned by the publisher, not this podcast, audio is streamed directly from publisher's servers.
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Dr. John Malone Joins Us For Our 100th Episode
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On the occasion of our 100th episode, we present the sort of conversation you can only hear on KindredCast. Dr. John Malone, the legendary businessman, philanthropist and conservationist, who serves as Chairman of Liberty Media, Liberty Broadband, and Liberty Global, sits down with LionTree Founder and CEO Aryeh Bourkoff for a comprehensive discuss…
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Evil Geniuses' CEO Nicole LaPointe Jameson on how to run an esports company
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Nilay Patel talks with CEO of Evil Geniuses about how an esports team makes money, where the industry is headed, and where she sees growth. We want to hear what you think of Decoder! Please fill out this short survey: theverge.com/survey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Verge
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CNBC’s Jon Fortt on GameStop, Robinhood, and wallstreetbets
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CNBC anchor Jon Fortt unpacks how the GameStop stock story was covered by the media and if technology has the ability to democratize the markets through apps like Robinhood. Fortt also discusses his course ‘The Black Experience in America,’ which looks at race in the US https://www.forttmedia.com/ We want to know what you think of the podcast! Plea…
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Black Software author on technology’s role in racial justice
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In this episode of Decoder, Nilay sits down with Charlton McIlwain, a professor of media, culture, and communications at NYU and the author of Black Software, to talk about Black Lives Matter, Twitter, Online Communities, and Policing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Verge
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Venture Capitalism isn’t just for Venture Capitalists, with Arlan Hamilton
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Nilay Patel talks with venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton. Arlan founded VC fund Backstage Capital in 2015 and focuses on investing in “underestimated founders,” many of whom are people of color, women and LGBTQ. They discuss the importance of representation in tech and business, how the VC world works, and why Arlan is hopeful about the future at B…
Today, an episode long in the making: Barry Diller, Senior Executive and Chairman of IAC and Expedia, catches up with LionTree and Kindred Media Founder and CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff. Their conversation touches on everything from the shifting political landscape and tech platform regulation to IAC’s resiliency throughout the pandemic. Listen until the …
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The SolarWinds hack: cyber attacks and national security with Reuters reporter Joseph Menn
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The Verge's Nilay Patel is joined by Joseph Menn, a cybersecurity reporter at Reuters and author of the new book Cult of the Dead Cow: How the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the World. Nilay and Joseph talk about a very big problem in US cybersecurity today: the SolarWinds hack. In December, it was reported that a group of hackers, lik…
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Marques Brownlee on how to scale MKBHD while being the face of the YouTube brand
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Nilay Patel talks with Marques Brownlee (MKBHD on YouTube) about building a business as a YouTuber, how content creators make money, and how to scale when you are the brand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy The Verge
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Instagram’s Adam Mosseri on the future of Reels, moderation, and the responsibility of social media platforms
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The Verge's Nilay Patel talks with head of Instagram Adam Mosseri about how to run a creative platform like Instagram at scale while keeping users — and democracy — safe, how much responsibility the platforms have for what their algorithms promote, and, of course, Instagram's products like Reels, Stories, and IGTV. Learn more about your ad choices.…
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The Reboot with Aryeh Bourkoff and Ariel Wengroff
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On today’s show, a different kind of conversation. LionTree & Kindred Media Founder & CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff sits with LionTree Executive in Residence Ariel Wengroff for a fascinating dialogue that veers from Aryeh’s personal history and early career to his viewpoints on social media’s growing pains, philanthropy and the opportunities that face our …
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Trump, Twitter, and the First Amendment, with platform moderation expert Daphne Keller
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In the aftermath of the pro-Trump attack on the Capitol, many online platforms, including both Twitter and Facebook, banned President Trump. In this week’s episode, Nilay Patel talks with regulation expert and law professor Daphne Keller, about a big problem: how to moderate what happens on the internet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…
In what has become an annual feature, LionTree & Kindred Media Founder & CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff and LionTree public markets lead Leslie Mallon discuss their expectations for the new year, reflecting on the insights from Aryeh’s year-end letter, which you can read here (https://www.liontree.com/yearendletter). Tune in to hear them discuss what’s on t…
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The business of meatless meat with Beyond Meat CEO Ethan Brown
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Today’s episode is with Beyond Meat founder and CEO Ethan Brown. Nilay and Ethan discuss how the company is doing since its IPO in 2019 and how they are fairing during the pandemic. The food supply chain has seen significant impact during COVID and there has been an increased demand for plant-based proteins during the pandemic, with meat shortages …
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How the @!#$ does advertising work, with Cadillac CMO Melissa Grady
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Advertising is a huge part of the economy and something we all experience everyday through various mediums. In this episode, Nilay Patel talks with Cadillac CMO Melissa Grady about how advertising has been reinvented by technology — from data-driven insights to new social media platforms to the role of influencers in marketing. They also unpack how…
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Can Substack CEO Chris Best build a new model for journalism?
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Nilay Patel talks to Chris Best, cofounder and CEO of Substack, the subscription newsletter startup that’s taken the media industry by storm over the past few months. The conversation explores how Substack's business model could potentially impact the media industry, but also dives into the basic questions about running a media company -- how Subst…
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Alamo Drafthouse CEO Shelli Taylor on going back to the movies
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On this episode of Decoder, Nilay talks with Shelli Taylor, the CEO of Alamo Drafthouse. Shelli stepped into her new role as CEO during the pandemic. In this conversation, Nilay and Shelli discuss the steps she had to take to get her company back on solid ground — including justifying high fixed costs of expensive lightbulbs — and how the governmen…
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Microsoft's Phil Spencer on launching the new Xbox and the future of games
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On this week’s episode of Decoder Nilay Patel talks to Phil Spencer, the guy in charge of Xbox at Microsoft. They discuss not only the next-generation Xbox and PS5 just arriving in stores now, but how gaming itself has become part of mainstream culture, a trend that has definitely accelerated during the pandemic. We’ve also reached an inflection po…
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Remote learning is here to stay — can we make it better?
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On this week’s episode of Decoder, Nilay Patel talks with Sal Khan, the co-founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit online learning platform for students in kindergarten through high school. Khan Academy is an organization that exists because of technology. What started with Sal tutoring his niece in math over video using off the shelf cameras …
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Mark Cuban on the presidency and the future of American business
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On the first episode of Decoder, Nilay Patel interviews Mark Cuban. Mark is the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, he’s a tech investor, and is on the hit show, Shark Tank. The conversation, recorded as last week’s election results rolled in, covers how interwoven business, technology, and policy are, whether its 5G, or the NBA bubble, or AI, or his in…
It may seem like a strange time to launch a podcast about business when the pandemic has frozen so many things in place, but the future is still coming — people are building technology and making policy for it right now. And it’s important to talk to them. This is Decoder with Nilay Patel. New episodes coming November 10th. Learn more about your ad…
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The Changing Face of the Art Market with Josh Baer and Jackie Reses
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Today’s show is a deep dive into art collecting. Joining LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff is Josh Baer - the art advisor whose Baer Faxt newsletter and recently launched “No Reserve” YouTube channel feature art market perspectives - and finance executive Jackie Reses, who has served as Square Capital and Square Financial Services lead executive for six …
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A New Vision For Sports Leagues with Athletes Unlimited CEO Jon Patricof
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On today’s show, Jon Patricof, CEO and Co-Founder of Athletes Unlimited, speaks with LionTree’s Alex Michael about his young company’s success to date. Athletes Unlimited is a new take on the sports league, enabling elite competitors from underrepresented sports such as women’s softball and volleyball to compete more directly. The players also have…
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FinTech’s Pandemic Pivot with Cross River CEO Gilles Gade
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LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff hosts Cross River Bank Founder and CEO Gilles Gade for a discussion about banking’s FinTech-powered evolution, as well as their central role in bolstering businesses throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Tune in to hear how Gade’s company, dubbed a “mitzvah-minded unicorn” by TechCrunch, has become the preeminent banking par…
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Bonus: Disrupting The Monopoly of Government with Tony Blair
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Tune in for a special episode of the Kindred Media podcast "The Vaizey View," hosted by Lord Ed Vaizey, as he is joined by LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff and former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair. The trio discusses the transformational impact of technology on that stodgiest of legacy institutions, government. In the full episode of "The Vaizey View" Ed…
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Content’s Transformation With Verizon Media CEO Guru Gowrappan
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In the latest installment of LionTree Live, Verizon Media CEO Guru Gowrappan – whose top tier properties include Yahoo, HuffPo, TechCrunch and AOL among others – discusses the rapidly changing digital content and advertising space. As he tells LionTree’s public markets lead Leslie Mallon, Verizon Media, with a combined reach of over 900 million use…
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Whoop CEO Will Ahmed on Optimizing Performance and Detecting COVID-19
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Having raised north of $100 Million, Boston-based Whoop, a next generation wearables company, is quickly becoming the preferred optimization system for high caliber athletes and wellness advocates everywhere. And, as Founder and CEO Will Ahmed tells LionTree’s Alex Michael, the Whoop ecosystem is proving to be a reliable indicator of potential coro…
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Moving Beyond Life In Limbo with Aryeh B. Bourkoff
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In a candid interview, LionTree CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff surveys our current situation, considers what sort of leadership our moment demands and analyzes how Wall Street, Main Street and the people in the street are converging to create a new reality. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredC…
Welcome to Kinsider, a new weekly podcast that dives into the biggest themes in media & tech with insights from the people inside the deals. Our first episode dives into recent m&a from major media companies in the podcast space. With players like Spotify, iHeartMedia, SiriusXM and more investing heavily, what does it mean for the audio wars? Be su…
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Recode Decode series finale: Vox CEO Jim Bankoff and fan-favorite guests
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After five years, Kara Swisher signs off as the host of Recode Decode. She and her producer Eric Johnson discuss five of the best moments in the show's 539-episode history; then, she talks with Vox Media CEO Jim Bankoff about the future of Vox as the COVID-19 crisis continues and the media grapples with what it can do to unwind systemic racism; and…
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Finding The Heart In The Next Wave of Business with Forerunner’s Kirsten Green
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Tune in for an in-depth conversation between Forerunner Ventures Founder and Managing Director Kirsten Green and LionTree Executive in Residence Ariel Wengroff. Named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People and a Top 20 Venture Capitalist by the New York Times, Kirsten has invested in more than 80 companies and serves on the board of Forerunner p…
Former Google executive Sridhar Ramaswamy talks with Recode's Kara Swisher about his new startup, Neeva, which promises to offer paying subscribers a search engine with no ads and without selling its users' data. Ramaswamy, who worked at Google from 2003 to 2018, talks about how it evolved into an advertising powerhouse, why people should care abou…
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Bonus: Debut of The Vaizey View with Ed Vaizey
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We're pleased to bring you the debut episode of a new series, "The Vaizey View." In it, LionTree Executive in Residence Ed Vaizey, a British MP from 2005-2019 who served as Prime Minister David Cameron's Tech Minister for six years, converses with tech analyst and pundit Benedict Evans - whom he describes as "a cross between Mary Meeker and a TED c…
